desalinate
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de·sa·li·nate

transitive verb \(ˌ)dē-ˈsa-lə-ˌnāt also -ˈsā-\
de·sa·li·nat·edde·sa·li·nat·ing

Definition of DESALINATE

: desalt
de·sa·li·na·tion \(ˌ)dē-ˌsa-lə-ˈnā-shən also -ˌsā-\ noun
de·sa·li·na·tor \(ˌ)dē-ˈsa-lə-ˌnā-tər also -ˈsā-\ noun

Examples of DESALINATE

  1. The company is building a plant that will desalinate seawater.

First Known Use of DESALINATE

1949

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